Essay The Knight and the Cart - 1454 Words

The Knight of the Cart By the end of eleventh century, Western Europe had experienced a powerful cultural revival. The flourish of New towns provided a place for exchange of commerce and flow of knowledge and ideas. Universities, which replaced monasteries as centers of learning, poured urbanized knowledge into society. New technological advances and economics transformations provided the means for building magnificent architectures. These developments were representative of the mental and behavioral transformations that the medieval world underwent and the new relationships that were brought about between men, women and society in the twelfth century. As in technology, science, and scholasticism, Literature was also reborn with a new†¦show more content†¦He is tested at various stages in his voyage, such as by the damsel who requires him to sleep with her if he wants hospitality. Lancelot agrees only after pleading with her not to make him sleep with her. He did this not because the girl was unat tractive for he states, quot;Many men would have thanked her five hundred times for such an offer.quot; He agrees to this act only because he believes that he needs the lodging to rest himself so he can dutifully continue his quest for Guinevere. Yet, Lancelot does not even look at her when she is naked; his lack of interest causes the damsel to relinquish him from his promise. He stays perfectly loyal and faithful to his queen. Obedience is another factor that constitutes courtly behavior in the story. Lancelot battles arduous combats and suffers severe wounds for the love of Guinevere. However, once throughout his voyage he falters in his obedience to her love, when he comes across a dwarf, driver of a cart, the dwarf tells Lancelot to ride in the cart in exchange for information on Guinevere’s whereabouts; Lancelot hesitates momentarily before leaping into the cart. Lancelot regrets this moment of hesitation and scolds himself, he argues â€Å"†¦Reason, who does not follow love’s command, told him to beware of getting in and admonished him†¦Love ordered and wished [he would ride in the cart]†¦; since love ruled his action, the disgrace should not have mattered.† 2 Lancelot is deeply ashamed and never faltersShow MoreRelatedEssay about Courtly Love as an Ennobler in Romantic Literature1380 Words   |  6 Pages Lancelot, the knight of the cart, is in love with Queen Gui nevere, who constantly compromises his reputation by embarrassing him . Chretien de Troyes writes Lancelot in The Knight of the Cart to be deeply in love, so much so that he constantly sacrifices his reputation for the queen. Classically, â€Å"the romantic hero developed from an extravagant to an ideal character† (Williams 275) in typical Romance literature. 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